Today was our third day in Birmingham, yet again we started our day bright and early. We walked to BCU’s City South campus and before we began classes, we were able to get Starbucks. I got a strawberry acai refresher and unlike in America it actually tasted natural. Then, we went into the lecture room…
Category: Education
Brownies in Birmingham
This morning we headed to the Birmingham City University campus Faculties of Health, Education, and Life Sciences to learn about the different types of health disparities that have an effect on citizens not only in Birmingham but all over the globe. I learned that public health is a multifaceted object that can look very different…
Birmingham Day 2
Today was our second day in Birmingham! I started off my day waking up bright and early at seven in the morning then got ready and headed down to have my first English breakfast. There were many options, but I went simple by going with some scrambled eggs and a croissant. Tomorrow morning, I think…
Lunch and Lectures from Birmingham City University!
Today we went to the Birmingham educational campus where they prepare future educators. Starting out the day we had a wonderful welcome speech from the assistant director of education and she briefly touched upon the topics that we would be discussing throughout the day. Afterwards we had a presentation from the cheerful Grant Huddleston about…
Birmingham Day 1
Today was our first day in Birmingham! To get here we had to take two flights, one from Pittsburgh to Washington Dulles and then from there to London. The first flight was on the smallest plane I have ever been in. It made me feel claustrophobic and everyone kept hitting their heads off of the…
Houston, the eagle has landed.
Today we touched down in London and took a very long bus ride to Birmingham. Once we got off the bus, I was so ecstatic to walk around the city and take in all of the gorgeous sites. Of course after that treacherous ride to the hotel, we were all exhausted and were hungry so…
Get to know me, Isabella Hribal!
Hello! My name is Isabella Hribal and I am a freshman Early Education major at University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg! I will be attending the United Kingdom Pittplus program this May of 2025. I am 20 years old and love to spend time with my friends and going site seeing. In my spare time you…
Introduction: Amanda Booth
Hello! My name is Amanda Booth, and I am from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. I am currently a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and a secondary education major with an English writing concentrate. In my free time, I go on walks, binge-watch shows, and hang out with friends. I am excited to…
Final Blog Post
Going to Germany for two weeks is an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. It is very difficult to sum up everything we did and experienced in Germany with one blog post, however, I will give a brief summary of some of the highlights. To start off, this trip allowed…
London Calling!
Waking up in London was so exciting! I had such a relaxing night in my hotel. The air conditioning was pumping, I took a shower in the amazing rainfall shower and I fell asleep so fast watching YouTube on the TV. I woke up quickly, got dressed, and headed down to breakfast. Breakfast was one…
Hi everyone, Today is our last full day in the United Kingdom, and it was incredible! London is so different than Birmingham; they both have their pros and cons, but I wish we could stay in London more since it’s so massive. There’s so much to do and I’m grateful we got to do some…
Bye Birmingham!
Hello everyone! Today was our last day in Birmingham. We visited South and City college. We had a great day and could not wait to head to London. When we get there we got ready and headed to the Alumni dinner. We ate at The Porchester and it was delicious! Tomorrow we well get to…
College & London!
Hi everyone! Today is Wednesday, May 15th, and our time in Birmingham has finally come to an end. It feels like just yesterday I hopped off the plane, sleep deprived and sweating, and now we are already going to London! However, before we made our way to London we made a stop at South &…
Day 11: Presentation Day
Today we presented our final projects. I woke up this morning at 7 am to get some breakfast. Downstairs had the usual eggs sausage, and orange juice. I went over my slides for some prep before catching the tram around 8:20. We arrived on campus around 8:40 where went into the class and all chilled…
Day 10: Project Prep Day
Today we had the whole day to work on our projects. My group was doing a company analysis on the company Forvia. Our group split up the parts in the rubric, to make sure we hit every single target. In the morning our group met up to work on the project. We worked for about…
Day 9: Audi Day!
We splitted up into two of the following groups: a factory group and a museum group. Each group would both go to the factory and the museum. I went on the factory tour first. I was amazed by how big Audis production line was. It was super cool seeing how they could turn a simple…
Last Day in Birmingham
This morning we woke up bright and early! We had to be down and ready for the taxi at 7:15. We met outside the front doors of the hotel and waited to be picked up. We split into two groups. Each group went off to two different nursing homes. When we arrived to the nursing…
Nursing Home Visit!
Today we took a tour of The Neville Williams House in Birmingham. This is a Nursing Home with 50 residents living here. We started by looking around the building and the main areas where the residents sit. Then we met with nurses one-on-one and shadowed them with what they do daily. I accompanied a nurse…
Last Day in Birmingham!
Hi everyone! Today is Tuesday, May 14th, and today we started out very early. I woke up at 6:45, grabbed some fruit, and made it to the taxi cabs at 7:15. However, some students weren’t as fortunate as me, and slept through their alarms! The reason we woke up so early was that we were…